Fansided · Jan 20
Why bracketologists have Kentucky sliding despite a recent win streak
Mississippi State v Kentucky | Michael Hickey/GettyImagesMark Pope has some work to do if the latest bracketologists are correct.
Kentucky is currently 12-6 and ranked No. 28 in the NCAA NET rankings, which the committee uses for its rankings. If you looked at that number in a vacuum, Kentucky would be safely in the field as a 7 seed.
But the Selection Committee doesn't look at the NET only, and right now, Kentucky doesn't have a lot of believers in the bracket projection business.
Bracketologists have Kentucky in a precarious spot
The consensus among the experts is pretty clearly a bad sign for the Cats. They all believe Kentucky is dangerously close to the cut line.